Glasgow vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$406
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	11
😀 Quality of life	95	14
🏙️ Population	626K	2.89M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 94% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5146th ($2058 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 52nd and 9211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Glasgow	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$3306

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$1029
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$993
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$793
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$928
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$792
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$1032
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$842
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$754
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$803
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$505
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$688
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$689
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$682
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$688
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$957
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$689
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$686
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$491
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$412
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$687
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$396
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$524
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$912
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$687
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$758
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1069
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$597
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1278
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1062
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$836
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$858
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$804
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$577
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$595